Publications
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Publications
Hermes Netburn Attorneys, Michael S. Batson, Kevin J. O'Connor and Kara A. Loridas, Attain Favorable Summary Judgment Ruling on Behalf of Insurer Clients RE: Insurers' Right to Control Defense
Hermes Netburn Attorneys, Michael S. Batson, Kevin J. O'Connor and Kara A. Loridas, Successfully Compel Production of Settlement Agreement
Boston Area Restaurants and Bars Facing Scrutiny Over ADA Accessibility
"Recent Developments in Excess Insurance and Reinsurance" (ABA - TIPS) Law Journal | Winter 2017 - Vol 52, Issue 2
"Send, Serve or Both" – Article (10(A) of the Hague Service Convention | Best Lawyers – Legal Insights | August 2017
"DRI Membership: It's Personal" (DRI News) For The Defense | August 2017
Peter Hermes, Michael Batson and Michael Kinton Obtain Appeals Court's (1) Affirmation of Class Certification Denial/Judgment on 93A Claim and (2) Decision that Finding of 93A Violation was in Error
The Game is Not Over: A Look at Federal Court Product Liability Filing Increases and Some of the Reasons for Them: Midyear Meeting (ABA-TIPS – San Diego, CA) February 2016
Pulling Back the Curtain: Are Those Independent or Exclusive Organizations Really Independent or Exclusive?: Asbestos Medicine Seminar (DRI - Las Vegas, NV) November 2015
Massachusetts Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire and Monetary Amount Claimed (ABA - TortSource) Spring 2015
Fact Witness Depositions:The Forgetful Witness and Interfering; Objections at a Plaintiff’s Deposition: Asbestos Medicine Seminar (DRI - San Francisco, CA) November 2014
A Defense Perspective on the Asbestos Plaintiffs' Experts' "Every Exposure Counts" Theory (ABA TIPS - Products Liability Committee) Fall 2014
Confronting Nonsense with Common Sense: Thoughts on Cross-Examining the “Every Exposure Counts” Plaintiffs’ Expert: Asbestos Medicine Seminar (DRI – New Orleans, LA) November 2013
The Computer Crime Coverage Conundrum
Closing Arguments – From the Defense. Winning Closing Arguments Seminar: (Massachusetts Bar Association – Boston, MA) March, 2013
What Is Money In Today's Financial System?
The 411 on Cellular Phone Use: An Analysis of the Legislative Attempts to Regulate Cellular Phone Use by Drivers
Handling Friction - The Defense of MV Manufacturers for Asbestos Claims
Coverage For Criminal Acts: Has Morrison Changed the Analysis?
Zealous Advocacy and Civility are Not Mutually Exclusive: (MassDLA-Boston, MA) May, 2012
Responding to Chapter 93A Demand Letters in Personal Injury Cases, (MassDLA-Boston, MA) March, 2012
Trial Lawyers and Justice, Who We Are and What We Do: (MassDLA-Boston, MA) January, 2012
What Are the Odds: Applying the Doctrine of Changes to Domestic-Violence Prosecutions in Massachusetts, 46 New England Law Review 551 (2012)
As Luck Would Have It: Pollard v. Geo Group’s Extension of the Bivens Remedy Against Private Prison Employees, 46 New England Law Review 185 (2011)
A Survey of Issues that Arise for Japanese Litigants in American Litigation
The American Civil Justice System
Parental Violence at Youth Sporting Events: Should Landowners Be Liable?
“Year 2000 (Y2K),” Annual Review of Banking Law, Volume 18, pg. 145, 1999
Reporting and Recall Requirements for Consumer Products Sold in the United States
Asbestos Litigation: A Defense Primer for Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
The Evolution of M.G.L. ch. 143, sec. 51: Strict Liability for Whom, When and Why
The Principles of Coverage B
